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The Search for Champion Lianas: The Largest Lianas on Six Continents

The Search for Champion Lianas: The Largest Lianas on Six Continents
ABSTRACT Determining species' maximum sizes provides valuable insights into their ecology, natural history, and potential ecosystem contributions. Using both plot‐based and forest‐wide surveys on six continents, we document the largest “Champion” liana ever recorded (866 mm diameter) from an African forest, as well as continental ...
Schnitzer, Stefan, Kaçamak, Begüm, Zombo, Isaac, Pandi, Vivek, Addo-Fordjour, Patrick, Chen, Ya‐jun, Di Filippo, Alfredo, Brockelman, Warren, Nathalang, Anuttara, Gianoli, Ernesto, Garcia Leon, Maria, Bernal, Boris, Mackintosh, Emma, van der Heijden, Geertje, Mori, Hideki, Davis, Christopher, Peters, Jacob, Zakaria, Rahmad, Ibarra-Manríquez, Guillermo, Sinaca-Colín, Santiago, Chanthorn, Wirong, Dabo, Gabriel, Putz, Francis, Marshall, Andrew, Defilippis, David, Mello, Felipe, Schnitzler, Annik, Dronneau, Christian, Kanda, Naveen Babu, Parthasarathy, Narayanaswamy, de Deurwaerder, Hannes   +30 more
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Guapira leucophylla (Nyctaginaceae, Caryophyllales), a new species from the northern Espinhaço Range of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Guapira Aubl. (Nyctaginaceae, Pisonieae) comprises dioecious shrubs and trees widely distributed in the Neotropics and occupying diverse habitats. In the Brazilian Cerrado, the genus occurs in several phytophysiognomies, including Campos Rupestres, a montane rock ecosystem with high levels of endemism but still marked by significant gaps in botanical ...
Danilo Alvarenga Zavatin, Luísa Azevedo, Renato Ramos, Jefferson Prado, Elson Felipe Sandoli Rossetto   +4 more
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The diversity and distribution of lianas under various disturbance regimes in Chilimo dry Afromontane forest, Ethiopia

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
Lianas contribute substantially to plant diversity and to local people’s livelihood in tropical forests around the world. However, their species composition and the factors that determine their distribution in dry Afromontane forests are less explored ...
Emiru Birhane, Zame Fekensa, Sarah Tewolde-Berhan, Meley Mekonen Rannestad, Negasi Solomon   +4 more
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Trichome structure and evolution in Neotropical lianas [PDF]

Annals of Botany, 2013
Trichomes are epidermal outgrowths generally associated with protection against herbivores and/or desiccation that are widely distributed from ferns to angiosperms. Patterns of topological variation and morphological evolution of trichomes are still scarce in the literature, preventing valid comparisons across taxa.
Nogueira, Anselmo, Leite El Ottra, Juliana Hanna, Guimares, Elza, Machado, Silvia Rodrigues, Lohmann, Lucia G.   +4 more
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Plant and insect functional traits influence herbivore performance under climate change

Oikos, EarlyView.
Climate change is expected to disrupt many trophic interactions, including those between insect herbivores and their host plants, which could have detrimental effects at the ecosystem level. However, the response of insect herbivory to climate change can vary widely across species, and an understanding of the mechanisms underlying this variation is ...
Jessica M. Guezen, Madhur Anand
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Health Impacts of Contaminants on Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Along the Southern Coast of Brazil

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chemical pollutants pose a significant threat to marine ecosystems. Among these contaminants are trace elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). Green turtles can be employed to evaluate the oceans' health due to their coastal habitats and exposure to multiple threats.
Camila Roberta da Silva Ribeiro, Andressa Maria Rorato Nascimento de Matos, Eloiza Teles Caldart, Liana Rosa, Camila Domit, Guilherme dos Santos Lima, Ana Paula Frederico Rodrigues Loureiro Bracarense   +6 more
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Effects of Climate, Soil, Topography and Disturbance on Liana Prevalence

Ecology and Evolution
Lianas (woody vines and climbing monocots) are increasing in abundance in many tropical forests with uncertain consequences for forest functioning and recovery following disturbances.
Emma J. Mackintosh, Catherine E. Waite, Francis E. Putz, Marion Pfeifer, Chengrong Chen, Zhongming Lan, Sophie Brennan, Andrew R. Marshall   +7 more
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Climatic suitability screening of Parthenocissus tricuspidata and Ficus tikoua as candidate lianas for rocky slope rehabilitation

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionInfrastructure development in karst regions frequently leads to the formation of rocky slopes that are difficult to rehabilitate. Lianas, owing to their strong adaptability and rapid growth, may provide suitable plant materials for the ...
Zhengfeng Chen, Hong Li, Xing Wen, Lianghua Huang, Li Chen, Wenguo Wang   +5 more
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Characteristics and habitat preferences of woody climber lianas on host trees in the Sumber Pawon Forest area, Kediri, East Java [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Tropical forests differ from temperate forests in that they have woody climbing lianas, a diverse and prolific vegetation type. In the Sumber Pawon Forest, Kediri, East Java, this study examined the composition, quantity, and distribution of liana ...
Trisnawati Indah, Muryono Mukhammad, Sulaiman Muhammad Firdaus, Assabila Isfa D.   +3 more
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Mechanisms and ecological consequences of the over-increase of lianas in forests

Guangxi Zhiwu, 2023
Lianas are one of the components in maintaining forest diversity. The over-increase of lianas in tropical and subtropical forests, especially in secondary forests is threatening the restoration and healthy development of forests.
Shuling SONG, Lingli YI, Lilong ZHANG, Lin CHEN, Zeping YU, Qingni SONG, Fenggang LUAN, Xiong FANG, Jun LIU   +8 more
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